A research team from Massachusetts Eye and Ear and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has shown that immune cells in the eye that developed in response to early exposure to bacteria are a key contributor to progressive vis8/9/2018ion loss from glaucoma, the second leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world. The findings, published online in Nature Communications, suggest that high pressure in the eye leads to vision loss by
If you want to take clear photographs, you don't use sandpaper to clear a smudge from your camera's lens. Similarly, if you want to see clearly, the lens of your eye has to be free of obstruction. For that reason a curious thing happens during the development of eye lenses. Instead of closely guarding their nucleus and the DNA it contains - which normal cells do - most lens cells
Scientists at the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health, report that tiny tube-like protrusions called primary cilia on cells of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)—a layer of cells in the back of the eye—are essential for the survival of the retina’s light-sensing photoreceptors. The discovery has advanced efforts to make stem cell-derived RPE for transplantation into patients with geographic atrophy, otherwise known as dry age-related
NEMUS Bioscience, Inc. announced that the company has signed a development agreement with Nanomerics Ltd. of the United Kingdom, to develop a topical ocular formulation of tetrahydrocannabinol-valine-hemisuccinate (THCVHS), the prodrug of THC, which is the active component of Nemus drug candidate NB1111 being developed for the treatment of glaucoma. The aim of the agreement is to conduct initial studies assessing the preparation of clinical-grade eye drops using the patented Molecular Envelope
Researchers from Florida Atlantic University are collaborating with scientists from Sancilio and Company, Inc., in Riviera Beach, Fla., to begin a new research project aimed at finding a treatment for patients afflicted by Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP). RP is an inherited disease that causes severe progressive vision impairment and blindness. The disease is recognized as the leading cause of inherited blindness that affects approximately 1 in 4,000 people and can cause
Company is poised to begin phase IIb efficacy trial in 2017 California-based regenerative medicine company jCyte has completed enrollment in a phase I/IIa trial to study the safety of its stem cell therapy candidate for retinitis pigmentosa (RP). The trial included 28 patients with advanced RP, eight of whom have completed the one-year study. Early safety results have been promising. “We have successfully completed four DSMB (Data Safety Monitoring Board)
Data from a preclinical study presented last week at the 2016 AAPS National Meeting demonstrated significant data concerning the effects of a cannabinoid-based drug in lowering the effect of Intraocular Pressure (IOP). The abstract, "Effect of single versus multiple day regimen of Δ9 -THC-valine-hemisuccinate (THCVHS) on the intra-ocular pressure (IOP) lowering activity in normotensive rabbits" (abstract # 30W0830), reports data comparing the prodrug of tetrahydrocannabinol (THCVHS) also known as NB1111 (Nemus
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast together with University of St Andrews and Aberdeen have found that the procedure used to remove cataracts is more successful than current standard treatments with laser in treating Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma – a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Professor Azuara-Blanco at the Centre for Public Health at Queen’s led an international trial comparing two treatments for glaucoma – the standard treatment, or ‘laser iridotomy’,
Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the industrialized world, affecting over 10 million individuals in North America. A study lead by Dr. Przemyslaw (Mike) Sapieha, researcher at Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont (CIUSSS de l’Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal) and professor at the University of Montreal, published in EMBO Molecular Medicine, uncovered that bacteria in your intestines may play an important role in determining if you will develop blinding wet AMD.
What causes vision loss in glaucoma? There are two common answers that at first may seem disparate: the first is pressure, as in elevated ocular pressure, and the second is damage to the optic nerve, which is the structure that sends visual information to the brain. Both answers are correct. Glaucoma involves sensitivity to ocular pressure (not just elevated pressure) that is translated or transduced to stress that degrades the
Whether you see the gossamer wings of a butterfly or the delicate opened petals of a flower, there is beauty in the eye of the beholder — a mouse retina described and visually captured by scientists at the National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research (NCMIR) at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Shiley Eye Institute at UC San Diego Health. The confocal microscope image, which depicts
By peering into the eyes of mice and tracking their ocular movements, researchers made an unexpected discovery: the visual cortex – a region of the brain known to process sensory information – plays a key role in promoting the plasticity of innate, spontaneous eye movements. The study, published in Nature, was led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Q&A with Brian Murphy MD, CEO/CMO, NEMUS Bioscience Humans produce a range of chemical compounds called cannabinoids that keep the human body stable by binding to receptors on cell membranes and controlling the release of chemical messengers that regulate everything from how humans experience pain to our moods. While most people's endocannabinoid systems naturally help maintain a state of homeostasis, or stability, conditions such as multiple sclerosis or treatments for
